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Woodbury, Tennessee

Woodbury is a small town of about 2,800 people in Cannon County, Tennessee. It's the county seat. It has grown about 4% since 2020. A typical home costs about 3.7 years of the typical household's income, compared with 4.1 across the U.S. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, Nashville, is about 46 miles away as the crow flies.

County seat

Population
2,828
up 3.8% since 2020
Typical home, 2020-24
$216,400
Cannon County prices up 22% since 2022
Household income
$58,466
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, Nashville area
96.3
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
In town
Stones River Hospital
To Nashville
46 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 3.7% below the U.S. average in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area.
  • More house for the moneyA typical home costs 3.7 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
  • A safer neighborhood2 violent crimes were reported in 2025, about 0.7 per 1,000 people (U.S.: 3.3). Property crime: 6.3 per 1,000 (U.S.: 15.3).
  • Schools in town3 public schools: 1 elementary, 1 middle and 1 high school.
  • A hospital close byStones River Hospital is in town and has an emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big cityNashville is about 46 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Woodbury meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$216,400U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 22%Cannon County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities
$812 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income
$58,466U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them
57%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill
$822 a yearTennessee: $1,442
Homes built before 1940
7%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010
8%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes
0%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
96.3U.S. average = 100 (the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 22% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area, not Woodbury alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate
2,8282020: 2,724
Median age
35 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
11%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
26%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more
12%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
13%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Schools, health care and social services (28%); manufacturing (17%); government (14%)
Unemployment rate
4%U.S.: 5%
Average commute
35 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home
10%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line
21%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Stones River Hospital, Woodbury, TN, in town. It's a general hospital. Medicare hasn't given it a star rating.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

3 public schools in Woodbury, run by Cannon County.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Tennessee's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet
50%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription
76%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low
27°F
July average high
90°F
Days 90°F or hotter
55 a year
Nights at or below freezing
94 a year
Rain and melted snow
57 inches a year
Snow
3 inches a year
Elevation
733 feet

Weather stations: Woodbury 1 WNW (1 mile away) and Smithville 2 SE (18 miles away, rain and snow). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Murfreesboro, Nashville.

Cannon County is in a metro area of 1 million people or more (USDA rural-urban code 1, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Stones River National Battlefield19 miles
  • Natchez Trace Parkway51 miles
  • Russell Cave National Monument60 miles

Read about Woodbury's history on Wikipedia.

Know Woodbury?

Tell us what a visitor shouldn't miss, and what living there is really like. Write to Main Street at mainstreet@smalltownguide.com. The best notes from people who know the town will be added here.

Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Smaller places

  • Auburntown, TN293 people, 9 miles
  • Centertown, TN326 people, 11 miles
  • Lakewood Park, TN (unincorporated)1,140 people, 13 miles
  • Liberty, TN342 people, 14 miles
  • Statesville, TN (unincorporated)201 people, 14 miles
  • Greenvale, TN (unincorporated)161 people, 14 miles
  • Dowelltown, TN370 people, 15 miles

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.